I know this isn't really the place for it.

And Tombs may well tell me off for posting it on a messageboard of a second-tier English football club.

But I can't get over the fact that one of the two candidates for President of the United States has now explicitly said that he'll imprison the other candidate if he wins.

That's not what candidates do in democracies. It's what dictators do. It's what Putin did to Khodorkovsky. It's what people like Assad do to their opponents.

I know it's been, and is being, asked by plenty of others. But how, just how did the US come to this?

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 10th 2016 at 14:25:57

Message Thread

I know this isn't really the place for it. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 10, 14:25:57
- Oh behave, this isn't what he said at all (General Chat) - bjg123, Oct 10, 17:05:16
  - What's she done? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 10, 17:08:56
    - Potentially committed a criminal act and covered it up (n/m) (General Chat) - bjg123, Oct 10, 17:09:58
      - What's the criminal act? Using an unauthorised email account or server? (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Oct 10, 17:23:56
        
        We don't know because she deleted 30k emails (n/m) (General Chat) - bjg123, Oct 10, 17:29:26
      - She's a politician, is that unusual? (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 10, 17:12:14
- He didn't say that though did he?? He said if he was in charge of the justice dept (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Oct 10, 16:22:12
  - That's what he said first... (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 10, 16:43:15
    - He's been saying for months at his rallies he'd lock her up . (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Oct 10, 16:51:16
    - Cor, do honestly trust the Clinton's? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 10, 16:48:13
      - With the alternative being Trump? Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Oct 10, 16:53:15
        
        That's not the point.FucK him, i'd vote for her,but the Clinton (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 10, 16:55:51
        
        That is the point. There is a choice of two. The lesser of two evils. (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Oct 11, 10:33:20
- I won't go into where I got this tidbit, but interestingly at least one major Dutch (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 10, 16:08:11
  - sounds like a shit episode of borgen (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 10, 16:18:32
- To be fair though she is massively corrupt and probably deserves imprisonment (n/m) (General Chat) - Boris, Oct 10, 15:54:11
- 'tis the world we live in (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Oct 10, 15:39:09
  - I think it's hard to deny that he's up against a 'superior candidate' (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 10, 15:55:56
    - And before anyone starts I hate him, i just don't understand tricky's comparison. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 10, 16:04:49
    - (On the subject of this and the referendum, btw... (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 10, 15:58:36
      - what , a load of people who earn about £25 grand a year blahring? why? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 10, 16:03:11
        
        people like a good old blah proth (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 10, 16:05:08
        
        Tru dat (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 10, 16:05:50
- The truth............ (General Chat) - usacanary, Oct 10, 15:30:14
  - that is indeed very true and gets to the heart of the problem (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 10, 15:38:25
    - Oh.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Oct 10, 15:50:16
    - Rolf😊 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 10, 15:42:21
- if a candidate was running on a ticket to clean up politics because they think it's corrup (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 10, 15:18:59
  - I agree (n/m) (General Chat) - Boris, Oct 10, 15:55:25
  - Dictatorial. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Oct 10, 15:23:18
    - He's a twat but she is worthy of inprisonment on corruption charges (n/m) (General Chat) - Boris, Oct 10, 15:56:00
    - yes, that. it's not dictatorial. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 10, 15:55:05
- that's fine no probs with that my hawes my hawes my kingdom for a hawes (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 10, 14:41:16
  - The US is the most influential country in the jolly old 🌎 though (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 10, 14:58:27
    - lolf (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 10, 15:18:23
- Mmmm I think you will find That if Trump does win (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 10, 14:36:40
  - My point isn't whether he'd actually be able to do it or not. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 10, 14:40:10
    - suspect it's because many think she has done things that (General Chat) - CWC, Oct 10, 16:00:35
    - (And your point seems to be something like: (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 10, 14:43:27
      - But his rallies have been chanting "lock her up, lock her up" all year (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 10, 15:02:01
        
        not been following the circus at all but is hillary a wrongun? (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 10, 15:07:41
        
        She's done some Bad Pens (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 10, 15:25:19
        
        Fuck that. A1 Pens tip from me you can take straight to the fucking bank: (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 10, 17:33:52
        
        they are all guilty of something (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 10, 15:11:06
        
        that's a very good point, i won't bother voting for trumpy or clinton (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 10, 15:18:05
        
        Dont forget about her Dad..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Oct 10, 15:42:53
      - OK see your point (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 10, 14:58:25

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